concert count

#15: Panic! at the Disco (15-July-06) - Molson Ampitheatre

a friend of mine won tickets to this show and asked me to go, which was awesome because i wanted to go to this show when i heard they were coming, but wasn't sure who would come with me.

i must say, panic! puts on a great show. it was very theatrical and almost like a circus, must be their hometown influence (las vegas). if anyone has seen their video, they had dancers and performers dressed like how they're dressed in the video and would perform during the songs, which is kind of odd for a rock show, but kind of refreshing. at one point in a song, the lead singer did a little dance routine with the performers, which was cute. i definitely have a new musician crush (i just read that he's only 19! whoa, i feel even older now).

i was curious at how they would put on a show with only one CD of 13 songs, but only add up to 40 mins. i'm pretty sure they sang every song and they did a cover of tonight, tonight by the smashing pumpkins (which was great), and in the middle of the show, they had a little intermission where their performers came out and talked to the crowd a bit and said something about each member of the band (they said the lead singer was still a virgin, he's in a band and is so cute, i highly doubt he's a virgin). when the band came back, they had all changed their clothes, which was probably a good idea b/c it was hot today (mid afternoon, with humidity, it felt like 38 degrees!) and they were all in long sleeved shirts and other things.

the other neat thing about the show was the array of instruments. they had a cello player for most of the songs and the lead singer played the piano for many of the songs, and they used a banjo in one of the songs too.

they have a really young fan base, which just made me feel old. but it still was a great show, they have really happy upbeat music and it's definitely fun to listen to. for the last song, the lead singer jumped into the crowd while he was singing.

so they ended up only playing an hour set, and there was no encore. i think this is only the 2nd concert i've ever been to where there was no encore. i think that's fine, might as well play all your songs and only give an encore when the crowd really makes you want to come back to play more. in my opinion, encores shouldn't be planned.

all in all, a great show from a great band. how could you not like a band with song names such as "lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off" or "there's a good reason these tables are numbered honey, you just haven't thought of it yet." i've made a comment before how i like songs with weird words in them; panic! uses "aubergine" in one of their songs. i didn't even know what the hell that is, i had to look it up. who knew music could be educational too!